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Write a 3-sentence summary of William Golding's novel Lord of the Flies.


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William Golding's novel, Lord of the Flies, is the story of a group of English schoolboys who are stranded on an uninhabited tropical island. In the absence of adults, they struggle to survive and form a society with its own tensions and conflicts. As the boys are deprived of the moral guidance of their elders, their behavior and actions become increasingly violent.